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Flightline First grand opening slated

By Janice Wood · May 28, 2009 ·

On May 28, Flightline First will present its new headquarters to all of New Orleans at its grand opening. The facility at Lakefront Airport – in the works for two years – is the only completed new airport project in New Orleans since hurricane Katrina. The $1.5 million renovation of the art deco style structure […]

Crosswinds get the better of pilot

By NTSB · May 28, 2009 ·

The pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

2009 Ranger, Texas Fly-In video

By Ben Sclair · May 27, 2009 ·

A note from Jared Calvert in Ranger, Texas pointed us to this video from the Ranger Fly-In and Airshow this Memorial Day week-end. The video is by Clipper pilot Wesley Perkins.

UND wings 15th national championship

By Ben Sclair · May 27, 2009 ·

The University of North Dakota (UND) Flying Team recorded their 15th National Championship at the recently concluded National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) SAFECON competition in St. Louis. “The NIFA National Championship is equivalent to the NCAA Championships for athletics,” said Bruce Smith, dean of UND Aerospace. “It is a benchmark for measuring the overall excellence […]

Fantasy of Flight adds World War II torpedo bomber

By Janice Wood · May 27, 2009 ·

A TBM Avenger, a World War II torpedo bomber like the one once flown by former President George H. W. Bush, has joined the collection of rare and vintage aircraft at Fantasy of Flight near Polk City, Florida. Fantasy of Flight founder Kermit Weeks piloted the nearly 70-year-old aircraft on its flight from Miami, where […]

Aviation groups fight airport badging rule

By Janice Wood · May 27, 2009 ·

Five aviation associations have asked the Department of Homeland Security to scrap a Transportation Security Administration directive that would require badging and background checks for everyone with unescorted access to secure areas of commercial airports, Aviation News reported on May 26. Their appeal came as the industry faces a June 1 deadline to meet the […]

A new airport in Virginia?

By Janice Wood · May 27, 2009 ·

A committee charged with studying whether Virginia’s James City County should go into the airport business has recommended that the county should build a new airport rather than buy and operate the existing Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport, the Newport News Daily Press reported on May 27. The Community Airport Committee, formed to determine how important the Williamsburg-Jamestown […]

Historic aircraft move to Atlanta aviation park

By Janice Wood · May 27, 2009 ·

Four historic military airplanes moved to the future site of the Aviation and Discovery Center at Marietta, Georgia, on May 26. The planes, an A-4 Skyhawk, A-6 Intruder, A-7 Corsair II and an F-14 Tomcat, were moved from the Naval Air Station at Marietta, Jason Luker, curator services director for the Aviation and Discovery Center, […]

Canada resents new U.S. security rules

By Janice Wood · May 27, 2009 ·

As the June 1 deadline approaches for requiring passports at the U.S.-Canada border, relations between the two countries have been strained by mounting security concerns, according to Macleans, the Canadian newsweekly. Nothing highlights the tensions like the flap over general aviation, the magazine stated in its May 25 issue. International screening points in Ireland, Bermuda […]

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